{"product_id":"9780141182865","title":"A Confederacy of Dunces","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Toole, John Kennedy, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 30\/03\/2000,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 352 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: 20th Century Architects, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Penguin Classics,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Humour\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780141182865\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA monument to sloth, rant and contempt, a behemoth of fat, flatulence and furious suspicion of anything modern - this is Ignatius J. Reilly of New Orleans, noble crusader against a world of dunces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ordinary folk of New Orleans seem to think he is unhinged. Ignatius ignores them, heaving his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma has a nasty surprise in store for him: Ignatius must get a job.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUndaunted, he uses his new-found employment to further his mission - and now he has a pirate costume and a hot-dog cart to do it with... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNever published during his lifetime, John Kennedy Toole's hilarious satire, A Confederacy of Dunces is a Don Quixote for the modern age, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition includes a foreword by Walker Percy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35020396101785,"sku":"9780141182865","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780141182865.jpg?v=1602541741","url":"https:\/\/steyningbookshop.info\/products\/9780141182865","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}